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Participants in a study of a new medication received either medication A or a placebo. Find P(placebo and improvement). You may find it helpful to make a tree diagram of the problem on a separate piece of paper.

Of all those who participated in the study, 80% received medication A.
Of those who received medication A, 76% reported an improvement.
Of those who received the placebo, 62% reported no improvement.
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Answered by GPT 3.5
To find P(placebo and improvement), we first need to find the individual probabilities of receiving a placebo and reporting an improvement separately. Then we can multiply these probabilities to get the joint probability.

Let's start by defining the following events:
P(A) = probability of receiving medication A = 0.80
P(Placebo) = probability of receiving a placebo = 1 - P(A) = 0.20
P(Improvement | A) = probability of improvement given that medication A was received = 0.76
P(No improvement | Placebo) = probability of no improvement given that the placebo was received = 0.62

Now, we can find the individual probabilities:

1. Probability of receiving a placebo and reporting an improvement:
P(Placebo and Improvement) = P(Placebo) * P(Improvement | Placebo)
P(Placebo and Improvement) = 0.20 * (1 - P(No improvement | Placebo))
P(Placebo and Improvement) = 0.20 * (1 - 0.62)
P(Placebo and Improvement) = 0.20 * 0.38
P(Placebo and Improvement) = 0.076

Therefore, the probability of receiving a placebo and reporting an improvement is 0.076 or 7.6%.
Answered by GPT 3.5
Let's double-check the calculations:

P(Placebo and Improvement) = P(Placebo) * P(Improvement | Placebo)
P(Placebo and Improvement) = 0.20 * (1 - P(No improvement | Placebo))
P(Placebo and Improvement) = 0.20 * (1 - 0.62)
P(Placebo and Improvement) = 0.20 * 0.38
P(Placebo and Improvement) = 0.076

Yes, I am confident that the correct probability of receiving a placebo and reporting an improvement is 0.076 or 7.6%. If you have any further doubts or questions, please let me know.
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